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Dr. Joost Brancart obtained his PhD in 2017 on the topic of stimuli-responsive materials for self-healing applications at the Physical Chemistry and Polymer Science (FYSC) research group of the Materials and Chemistry (MACH) department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). He received the Solvay Award for both his master and PhD thesis work. Since 2017, he is a postdoctoral researcher with a junior postdoc grant from FWO, positioned at FYSC and closely collaborating with the Robotics & Multibody Mechanics (R&MM) research group of VUB. This close collaboration led to 2 EU-funded projects being granted: FET Open RIA project SHERO and MSCA ITN SMART, on the development of smart materials for soft robotic applications with embedded intelligence. He is co-coordinating these projects together with prof. Bram Vanderborght. In relation to his postdoctoral grant and these EU projects, he did a scientific stay at Empa in Switzerland, to expand his knowledge of electrically conductive and magnetic polymer composites and their use in sensing and actuation and has planned a scientific stay at PCCL in Austria, to learn more about light-assisted processing and light-stimulated material responsiveness. He is leading the "Self-Healing Materials" subgroup at FYSC, focused on dynamic covalent polymer networks, with close collaborations and affiliations in other research groups at VUB and other universities. He specializes in the development and study of stimuli-responsive polymer networks for various applications.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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BRGCON48: IPSU 2025: PRODYN: Processing of dynamic (covalent) polymer networks
30/05/25 → 29/09/25
Project: Applied
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FWOTM1234: Investigating metafluids to improve the comfort of physical human-robotic-interfaces
Roels, E., Vanderborght, B. & Brancart, J.
1/10/24 → 30/09/27
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTM1096: Double dynamic polymer network architectures for multi-stimuliresponsive materials.
Brancart, J., Van Assche, G. & Vanderborght, B.
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Fundamental
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Innovations in elastomer-based soft robotics and actuators
Brancart, J. & Terryn, S., 27 Jul 2025, Rubber Materials: Fundamentals, Sustainability, and Applications. First ed. Elsevier, p. 567-599 33 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Specialist › peer-review
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3D-Printed Shape Memory Poly(alkylene terephthalate) Scaffolds as Cardiovascular Stents Revealing Enhanced Endothelialization
Van Daele, L., Chausse, V., Parmentier, L., Brancart, J., Pegueroles, M., Van Vlierberghe, S. & Dubruel, P., 8 Feb 2024, In: Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13, 13, 16 p., 2303498.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the Potential of Biodegradable Plastics in a Circular Economy: A Methodological Outlook
Scheers, Q., Nimmegeers, P., Galant, O., Spatari, S., Van den Brande, N., Brancart, J. & Billen, P., 4 Dec 2024, In: Circular Economy and Sustainability. 5, 2, p. 1291-1305 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Controlling the Relaxation Dynamics of Polymer Networks by Combining Associative and Dissociative Dynamic Covalent Bonds
Costa Cornellà, A., Furia, F., Brancart, J. & Van Assche, G., 27 Sept 2024, In: Advanced Materials. 36, 46, p. - 11 p., 2407663.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Damage localization sensor
Kashef Tabrizian, S., Legrand, J., Sahraeeazartamar, F., Brancart, J., Van Assche, G., Terryn, S. & Vanderborght, B., 2024.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
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Supramolecular Self-Healing Sensor Fiber Composites for Damage Detection in Piezoresistive Electronic Skin for Soft Robots
Georgopoulou Papadonikolaki, A. (Creator), Bosman, A. (Creator), Brancart, J. (Creator), Vanderborght, B. (Creator) & Clemens, F. (Creator), Zenodo, 2 Sept 2021
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Documentation and instructions for the tutorial: building your own self-healing soft finger with embedded sensor
Roels, E. (Creator), Terryn, S. (Creator), Ferrentino, P. (Creator), Brancart, J. (Creator), Van Assche, G. (Creator) & Vanderborght, B. (Creator), Zenodo, 22 May 2022
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Datasets and images of publication: Additive manufacturing for self-healing soft robots
Roels, E. (Creator), Terryn, S. (Creator), Brancart, J. (Creator), Verhelle, R. R. (Creator), Van Assche, G. (Creator) & Vanderborght, B. (Creator), Zenodo, 20 Apr 2020
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Datasets and images of publication: Self-healing and high interfacial strength in multi-material soft pneumatic robots via reversible Diels-Alder bonds
Terryn, S. (Creator), Roels, E. (Creator), Brancart, J. (Creator), Van Assche, G. (Creator) & Vanderborght, B. (Creator), Zenodo, 30 Apr 2020
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Documentation and instruction for the tutorial: Finite Element Analysis-based soft robotic modeling: Simulating a soft-actuator in SOFA
Ferrentino, P. (Creator), Roels, E. (Creator), Brancart, J. (Creator), Terryn, S. (Creator), Van Assche, G. (Creator) & Vanderborght, B. (Creator), Zenodo, 24 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7838026, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7838026
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Prizes
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Best Poster Award (3rd place)
Kashef Tabrizian, Seyedreza (Recipient), Terryn, Seppe (Recipient), Brauchle, Daniel (Recipient), Seyler, Jan (Recipient), Brancart, Joost (Recipient), Van Assche, Guy (Recipient) & Vanderborght, Bram (Recipient), 15 Oct 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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TAWN Young Researcher Award 2014
Brancart, Joost (Recipient), 28 Nov 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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European Polymer Congress 2025
Hannelore Geeraert (Participant), Joost Brancart (Participant), Thi Thanh Tam Huynh (Participant), Hamed Abdolmaleki (Participant) & Kivanc Kacmaz (Participant)
22 Jun 2025 → 27 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Self-healing materials: From fundamental insights over advanced processing and manufacturing to application development
Joost Brancart (Speaker)
14 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at an external academic organisation
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Fused Granulate Fabrication of Polymer Networks Based on Associative and Dissociative Dynamic Covalent Bonds
Francesca Furia (Speaker), Aleix Costa Cornellà (Contributor), Guy Van Assche (Contributor) & Joost Brancart (Contributor)
26 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Annual Meeting of the Belgian Polymer Group 2024
Joost Brancart (Contributor), Guy Van Assche (Contributor), Valentina Lozano Betancur (Speaker) & Aleix Costa Cornellà (Contributor)
30 May 2024 → 31 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Towards the design of stretchable encapsulants for self-healing liquid metal-based electronics using blended Diels-Alder networks
Fatemeh Sahraeeazartamar (Speaker) & Joost Brancart (Contributor)
20 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Thesis
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Advanced reversible covalent polymer network design for improved stimuli-responsive properties
Author: Brancart, J., Yazdani, S., Terryn, S. & Safaei, A., 29 Jun 2022Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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A feasibility study for the development of multiple-action self-healing coatings for the corrosion protection of metals: Reversible thermosetting polymer network systems
Author: Brancart, J., Van Assche, G., De Graeve, I. & Scheltjens, G., 30 Jun 2010Supervisor: Van Assche, G. (Promotor), De Graeve, I. (Co-promotor) & Scheltjens, G. (Advisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Multi-material additive manufacturing of self-healing Materials for soft robotics and flexible sensors
Author: Furia, F., Brancart, J. & Van Assche, G., 24 Jan 2022Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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New reversible polymer networks for improved flexibility and self-healing performance of conductive composites
Author: Brancart, J., Yang, Z., Van Assche, G. & Sahraeeazartamar, F., 29 Jun 2022Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Phase-separated reversible polymer networks for better control of multi-responsive behavior
Author: Sadanand Joshi, N., Sahraeeazartamar, F., Brancart, J. & Van Assche, G., 2024Student thesis: Master's Thesis